The Premier Athletic Conference was an Ohio High School Athletic Association high school athletic conference that existed from 1998 until 2015 and was made up of member schools from Ashtabula, Geauga, and Lake counties in Ohio.
| School | Nickname | Location | Colors | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon | Hilltopers | Chardon | Red & black
|
1998–2015 | to Western Reserve |
| Geneva | Eagles | Geneva | Scarlet & gray
|
2009–2015 | to All-American |
| Lakeside | Dragons | Saybrook Township | Forest green & vegas gold
|
2007–2015 | to Chagrin Valley |
| Madison | Blue Streaks | Madison | Blue & white
|
1998–2015 | to Western Reserve |
| North | Rangers | Eastlake | Orange & black
|
1998–2015 | to Western Reserve |
| Riverside | Beavers | Painsville | Black & yellow
|
1998–2015 | to Western Reserve |
| South | Rebels | Willoughby | Columbia blue & gray
|
1998–2015 | to Western Reserve |
| University School | Preppers | Hunting Valley | Maroon & black
|
1998–2015 | left to become independent |
The Premier Athletic Conference was established in 1998 and initially consisted of schools such as Chardon, Eastlake North, Madison, Painesville Riverside, and Willoughby South, which remained core members throughout the conference's existence. These programs formed the foundation of the league and maintained long-standing rivalries over its 17-year history.
Lakeside joined the conference in 2007, followed by Geneva in 2009, making the conference membership up to 8 schools, and would remain stagnant until the leagues demise in 2015.
By the early 2010s, however, the conference began to experience instability. Concerns over travel demands, competitive imbalance, and the desire for more localized rivalries led many member schools to seek new affiliations. The Premier Athletic Conference officially dissolved following the 2014–15 school year. Its breakup coincided with the collapse of the Northeast Ohio Conference and a widespread restructuring of athletic conferences across the region. School such as North, South, Madison, Riverside, and Chardon all went on to reform the Western Reserve Conference, Lakeside went on to join the All-American Conference. Geneva, who originally intended to join the Western Reserve Conference, flipped their commitment and joined the Chagrin Valley Conference instead.